Teenager appears in court charged with assault and robbery in Peebles
Last updated 4th Sep 2023
A teenager's appeared in court in connection with an alleged robbery in Peebles.
It follows an incident on a public footpath between Cuddyside and March Street on July the 7th, this year.
Liam Moffat has been charged with, while acting with others, assaulting a man - by repeatedly kicking and striking him on the head and body to his injury - and robbing him of a rucksack and its contents.
The 18-year-old, who gave an address in the town's Victoria Park Drive, pled not guilty when he appeared in the dock at Selkirk Sheriff Court today (Monday).
The case was continued to trial on December the 14th, with preliminary hearings on November 10th and 27th.
He was released on bail meantime.
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